Keith Stewart, Baron Stewart of Dirleton

The Lord Stewart of Dirleton
Official Portrait, 2024
Advocate General for Scotland
In office
15 October 2020 – 5 July 2024
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak[1]
Preceded byThe Lord Keen of Elie
Succeeded byThe Baroness Smith of Cluny
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
9 November 2020
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born (1965-10-31) 31 October 1965 (age 59)
Political partyConservative
Children2, Douglas and ?
Residence(s)North Berwick, East Lothian
Alma mater
ProfessionAdvocate

Keith Douglas Stewart, Baron Stewart of Dirleton KC (born 31 October 1965)[2] is a British lawyer who specialises in criminal law. He was appointed Advocate General for Scotland on 15 October 2020,[3] succeeding Lord Keen of Elie who resigned over the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill.[4]

  1. ^ "Ministerial Appointments commencing: 25 October 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Keith Stewart". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  3. ^ "UK government appoints QC as new Scots law chief". BBC News. 15 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Keith Stewart QC appointed Advocate General for Scotland". Holyrood Magazine. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.